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CLASSROOM NEWS
Math with Mrs. Halweg
Hybrid Math- In math this week we continued our unit of study on adding fractions and mixed numbers. We’ll continue this unit next week.
Math 5-This week in math we continued to practice multiplication with the standard algorithm. Next week we’ll continue to practice this skill and will start reviewing for our next test. The tentative test date is Nov. 13.
Language with Mr. Amundson
In Language class this week we continued working on our endings to the story The Escape and spent time sharing student examples. The students really enjoyed listening to the variety of endings and offering positive feedback to their peers about their writing. Our plan is to start our new writing activity next week, Comic Writing.
Reading with Mrs. Nowack
This week we have started some small group reading groups. All groups are reading non-fiction texts and are working on identifying main idea and supporting details.
Reminder: Students are expected to read from their IR daily (it should travel from home to school each day).
Science with Mr. Peterson
We are well into our unit on matter. Right now we are exploring air and how smells might move through air. I’ve introduced the students to a model of matter as particles that are too small to be seen. We are exploring what happens to the particles when substances change from solids to liquids to gases.
What’s happening outside right now? I’ll post some videos that Larry Reis from Winneshiek County Conservation made over the last several years. Each video highlights some organisms that you might be able to see outside at this particular time of the year. This episode features evening grosbeaks, autumn meadowhawks and carbon balls.
Social Studies with Mr. Fromm
What we did: Finishing up with some writing comparing Native American culture with our own.
Where we are going: Age of Exploration!
Questions/Prompts for your student: Can I see your writing?
Additional Information
Below is a Spanish copy of this newsletter as rendered by Google Translate.
- November 3- No School - Teacher Inservice
- November 7- Picture Retake Day
- November 8- DHS Musical Preview in AM
- November 16- Parent/Teacher Conferences (more info. to come)
- November 20- Parent/Teacher Conferences (more info. to come)
- November 22-23- No School- Thanksgiving Break
CLASSROOM NEWS
Math with Mrs. Halweg
Hybrid Math- In math this week we continued our unit of study on adding fractions and mixed numbers. We’ll continue this unit next week.
Math 5-This week in math we continued to practice multiplication with the standard algorithm. Next week we’ll continue to practice this skill and will start reviewing for our next test. The tentative test date is Nov. 13.
Language with Mr. Amundson
In Language class this week we continued working on our endings to the story The Escape and spent time sharing student examples. The students really enjoyed listening to the variety of endings and offering positive feedback to their peers about their writing. Our plan is to start our new writing activity next week, Comic Writing.
Reading with Mrs. Nowack
This week we have started some small group reading groups. All groups are reading non-fiction texts and are working on identifying main idea and supporting details.
Reminder: Students are expected to read from their IR daily (it should travel from home to school each day).
Science with Mr. Peterson
We are well into our unit on matter. Right now we are exploring air and how smells might move through air. I’ve introduced the students to a model of matter as particles that are too small to be seen. We are exploring what happens to the particles when substances change from solids to liquids to gases.
What’s happening outside right now? I’ll post some videos that Larry Reis from Winneshiek County Conservation made over the last several years. Each video highlights some organisms that you might be able to see outside at this particular time of the year. This episode features evening grosbeaks, autumn meadowhawks and carbon balls.
Social Studies with Mr. Fromm
What we did: Finishing up with some writing comparing Native American culture with our own.
Where we are going: Age of Exploration!
Questions/Prompts for your student: Can I see your writing?
Additional Information
Below is a Spanish copy of this newsletter as rendered by Google Translate.